I got my iPhone 5 wet but it wasn't on. Can I just put it in a bag of rice? Will there be any damage?

You can only hope, reality is water and electronics don't mix

usually recommendation is at least 7 days .............your choice

no -one here can provide anything other than conjecture on whether it will work ,be prepared for the worst

Water and electronic circuits DO NOT mix ,that's it

I fell into a pool with my iphone 4 in my pocket.

Phone was completely wet.

I have put a pound of salt into a small plastic back and laid the iphone on the salt.

Sim card slot open.

Closed the bag and put in the warmest place in my house.

After on night I could switch it on again, but I thought 2 or 3 days drying wont hurt.

Now it is like before !

Guess this can work often, but luckily pool water is quite clean.

If it is salt or lake water, I would submerge it in distilled water before drying it.

BUT, like the others said, I was probably lucky, theres is no guarantee !

Good luck !

Bad idea. Salt is corrosive and can cause even more damage if the salt migrates into the iPhone along with water. The best way to handle water infiltration is to put the iPhone in a bag of silca pellets or other dessicant intended for use with electronics. A bag of dry, uncooked rice is an alternative, though less effective. Neither, though, can protect against possible damage due to the high concentration of chlorine and other chemicals found in most pool water.

Regards.

You are sooo right, but I hardly keep bags of silica at home.

The best and quickest I had was a pound of salt.

And luckily, my phone is back ....

Quickest, perhaps. Best, absolutely not. You got really lucky; you could have easily destroyed your iPhone.